Bondi
Bondi beach house with no parking fetches $8.5 million in hot auction
Five developers competed and the winner plans to build a luxury family home.
- by Carmen Forward
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Housing reforms will ruin Bondi, council warns
Waverley Council’s Labor mayor says the Minns government’s low- and-mid-rise housing policy will lead to “significant unplanned development” in the eastern suburbs.
- by Andrew Taylor
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Courts
‘I messed up’: Beale’s call to agent after being confronted by woman
A jury has heard a secret police recording from the Wallabies star to his manager Isaac Moses, minutes after a woman accused him of sexual assault.
- by Sarah McPhee
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Fashion mogul Simone Zimmermann buys trophy home in Bondi for $30m
The purchase by the Zimmermann co-founder smashes the house price record of Bondi and its upscale neighbours of Bondi Beach and North Bondi.
- by Lucy Macken
Indiana Jones ‘getaway driver’ charged with murder of cocaine kingpin
Alen Moradian’s execution sparked a gangland war. Now police have charged a seventh man over the Bondi murder.
- by Perry Duffin
Sydney suburbs hit 40 degrees as southerly buster promises relief
A southerly buster forecast for Sydney overnight will usher in cooler temperatures for the start of the week. But the city’s set for a weather rollercoaster.
- by Megan Gorrey and Josefine Ganko
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Crime
Alameddine crime family associate charged over FriendlyJordies firebombing
A man has been charged in Waverley Court in connection to the arson attack on the home of YouTuber Jordan Shanks.
- by Kate McClymont
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Crime
‘Lived with fear’: Bondi man accused of spying for China opens up in prison letter
Handwritten notes discuss alleged meetings with Chinese state spies, known only as Ken and Evelyn and a mysterious “AI project” designed to manipulate the masses.
- by Perry Duffin
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Courts
Man arrested on Bondi roof charged with raft of sex offences in Sydney, Central Coast
Paul Kelaita did not apply for bail as a court heard he required treatment for a number of conditions while in custody, including manic behaviour.
- by Sarah McPhee
YouTuber Friendlyjordies ‘under police protection’ year after house fire
Detectives say the alleged arson attack on his home was meticulously planned and linked to organised crime and his online content.
- by Clare Sibthorpe
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Nothing is more than $20 at Mami’s (and you can BYO)
The family-friendly Mexican eatery is fighting the cost of living but not cutting corners. Get excellent $6 tacos and hefty burritos from $10.
- by Sarah Norris